I find it VERY difficult to see how it would be illegal to have an iguana as a pet considering how many are running around "wild" in Florida... Damned things fall out of the trees like leaves in the fall when a cold snap hits the state!

/didn't say they were illegal in the article but since the woman surrendered them, makes it seem that they may be... and this is Florida we're talking about

Cheron:Aarontology: Connecticut does this about once a year. It's usually just exotic birds and various reptiles, lizards, and snakes, but every once in a while they'll get a big cat of some sort or a monkey.

I have two apes, seemed like a good idea at the time and the state keeps refusing to take them.

tetsoushima:Aarontology: Connecticut does this about once a year. It's usually just exotic birds and various reptiles, lizards, and snakes, but every once in a while they'll get a big cat of some sort or a monkey.

TheMega:I find it VERY difficult to see how it would be illegal to have an iguana as a pet considering how many are running around "wild" in Florida... Damned things fall out of the trees like leaves in the fall when a cold snap hits the state!

/didn't say they were illegal in the article but since the woman surrendered them, makes it seem that they may be... and this is Florida we're talking about

Iguanas are not native to Florida, although they are allowed as pets. They are now considered a very aggressive, invasive species thanks to all the assholes who've released pet iguanas into the wild in the last few decades. The woman turning in her iguanas was doing the right thing, since she no longer wanted her pets but also didn't want them destroyed.

TheMega:I find it VERY difficult to see how it would be illegal to have an iguana as a pet considering how many are running around "wild" in Florida... Damned things fall out of the trees like leaves in the fall when a cold snap hits the state!

/didn't say they were illegal in the article but since the woman surrendered them, makes it seem that they may be... and this is Florida we're talking about

The iguana owning woman in the article did explicitly say that the reason she was turning them in was because she feared she could no longer care for them properly.

Many iguana owners buy them when the lizards are little, and don't realize that they will grow to be 7ft long behemoths with sharp claws and a tail that can painfully whip you. Adult iguanas need very large enclosures, and iguanas really make very poor pets.

TheMega:I find it VERY difficult to see how it would be illegal to have an iguana as a pet considering how many are running around "wild" in Florida... Damned things fall out of the trees like leaves in the fall when a cold snap hits the state!

/didn't say they were illegal in the article but since the woman surrendered them, makes it seem that they may be... and this is Florida we're talking about

Interestingly, in Michigan, it's illegal to keep as a pet any animal that lives in the wild.

They need a proper diet to stay healthy. Typical vegetarian problem of getting enough vitamins and minerals. Same as turtles, they'll happily eat iceberg lettuce and slowly starve in the process.

They also need some place to bask where their body temp gets above 90 degrees. They're basically cows, meaning they use bacterial fermentation to break down starches, unlike cows they are cold blooded, so they need to bask in order to get their body temp high enough for the bacteria in their gut to function.

They live a long time, 10-20 years, are very active, and they rapidly get too big for a cage.

\Ex-wife had an iguana,\\Liked climb under the covers at night.\\\Iguana's are not soft and cuddly.\\\\Get a cat seriously.,

"I know that they're going to be in a better place," Quinn said. "Just like when you let a loved one go to heaven, you know that they're going to be in a better place, so [the iguana] is going to be in her own little heaven."

Seriously, could you make your line sound any MORE sinister than this??

Oznog:"I know that they're going to be in a better place," Quinn said. "Just like when you let a loved one go to heaven, you know that they're going to be in a better place, so [the iguana] is going to be in her own little heaven."

Seriously, could you make your line sound any MORE sinister than this??

Oldiron_79:tetsoushima: Aarontology: Connecticut does this about once a year. It's usually just exotic birds and various reptiles, lizards, and snakes, but every once in a while they'll get a big cat of some sort or a monkey.

Oldiron_79:tetsoushima: Aarontology: Connecticut does this about once a year. It's usually just exotic birds and various reptiles, lizards, and snakes, but every once in a while they'll get a big cat of some sort or a monkey.

They need a proper diet to stay healthy. Typical vegetarian problem of getting enough vitamins and minerals. Same as turtles, they'll happily eat iceberg lettuce and slowly starve in the process.

They also need some place to bask where their body temp gets above 90 degrees. They're basically cows, meaning they use bacterial fermentation to break down starches, unlike cows they are cold blooded, so they need to bask in order to get their body temp high enough for the bacteria in their gut to function.

They live a long time, 10-20 years, are very active, and they rapidly get too big for a cage.

\Ex-wife had an iguana,\\Liked climb under the covers at night.\\\Iguana's are not soft and cuddly.\\\\Get a cat seriously.,

understood. i always want to try and feel a little pussy under the covers.

tbeatty:Oldiron_79: tetsoushima: Aarontology: Connecticut does this about once a year. It's usually just exotic birds and various reptiles, lizards, and snakes, but every once in a while they'll get a big cat of some sort or a monkey.

Well with Florida having a like subtropical climate exotic venomous that would die at the first frost(no Gorillas required) can live and if enough of them escape even reproduce. As scary as feral Burmeese Pythons are picture feral gaboon vipers, or feral black mambas, or feral king cobras.

Somewhat off topic: I used to volunteer at the local SPCA. The one thing that irritated me more than anything would be a (usually) young woman, crying her heart out as she surrendered her pet cat. There was almost always some smug asshole watching/forcing her to do it. More than once I( felt like smacking the shiat out of both; him for being an asshole and her for getting involved with him.

/Biatch, if he won't let you have a pet, what will he treat the kids like?//Crazy cat person here///Now with 9 crazy cats. (They adopt me)

Lee451:Somewhat off topic: I used to volunteer at the local SPCA. The one thing that irritated me more than anything would be a (usually) young woman, crying her heart out as she surrendered her pet cat. There was almost always some smug asshole watching/forcing her to do it. More than once I( felt like smacking the shiat out of both; him for being an asshole and her for getting involved with him.

/Biatch, if he won't let you have a pet, what will he treat the kids like?//Crazy cat person here///Now with 9 crazy cats. (They adopt me)

What if he wasnt just being an arse,what if he was severe cat allergies?

Oldiron_79:Lee451: Somewhat off topic: I used to volunteer at the local SPCA. The one thing that irritated me more than anything would be a (usually) young woman, crying her heart out as she surrendered her pet cat. There was almost always some smug asshole watching/forcing her to do it. More than once I( felt like smacking the shiat out of both; him for being an asshole and her for getting involved with him.

/Biatch, if he won't let you have a pet, what will he treat the kids like?//Crazy cat person here///Now with 9 crazy cats. (They adopt me)

What if he wasnt just being an arse,what if he was severe cat allergies?

Maggie_Luna:Oldiron_79: Lee451: Somewhat off topic: I used to volunteer at the local SPCA. The one thing that irritated me more than anything would be a (usually) young woman, crying her heart out as she surrendered her pet cat. There was almost always some smug asshole watching/forcing her to do it. More than once I( felt like smacking the shiat out of both; him for being an asshole and her for getting involved with him.

/Biatch, if he won't let you have a pet, what will he treat the kids like?//Crazy cat person here///Now with 9 crazy cats. (They adopt me)

What if he wasnt just being an arse,what if he was severe cat allergies?

Oldiron_79:Lee451: Somewhat off topic: I used to volunteer at the local SPCA. The one thing that irritated me more than anything would be a (usually) young woman, crying her heart out as she surrendered her pet cat. There was almost always some smug asshole watching/forcing her to do it. More than once I( felt like smacking the shiat out of both; him for being an asshole and her for getting involved with him.

/Biatch, if he won't let you have a pet, what will he treat the kids like?//Crazy cat person here///Now with 9 crazy cats. (They adopt me)

What if he wasnt just being an arse,what if he was severe cat allergies?

He should understand that the cat is a commitment and make every attempt to live with the cat, and be supportive of his WIFE if she has to give up the cat to keep him healthy.

Oznog:"I know that they're going to be in a better place," Quinn said. "Just like when you let a loved one go to heaven, you know that they're going to be in a better place, so [the iguana] is going to be in her own little heaven."

Seriously, could you make your line sound any MORE sinister than this??

Oldiron_79:Maggie_Luna: Oldiron_79: Lee451: Somewhat off topic: I used to volunteer at the local SPCA. The one thing that irritated me more than anything would be a (usually) young woman, crying her heart out as she surrendered her pet cat. There was almost always some smug asshole watching/forcing her to do it. More than once I( felt like smacking the shiat out of both; him for being an asshole and her for getting involved with him.

/Biatch, if he won't let you have a pet, what will he treat the kids like?//Crazy cat person here///Now with 9 crazy cats. (They adopt me)

What if he wasnt just being an arse,what if he was severe cat allergies?

You find someone who doesn't have allergies, duh.

You sound like someone who will die alone in a trailer full of cats.

Who the hell owns a trailer? Ew. Poor people that's who or people with horses or equipment, but those are real people not the other kind. Jokes on you, I don't even own a cat.

Mike Chewbacca:TheMega: I find it VERY difficult to see how it would be illegal to have an iguana as a pet considering how many are running around "wild" in Florida... Damned things fall out of the trees like leaves in the fall when a cold snap hits the state!

/didn't say they were illegal in the article but since the woman surrendered them, makes it seem that they may be... and this is Florida we're talking about

Iguanas are not native to Florida, although they are allowed as pets. They are now considered a very aggressive, invasive species thanks to all the assholes who've released pet iguanas into the wild in the last few decades. The woman turning in her iguanas was doing the right thing, since she no longer wanted her pets but also didn't want them destroyed.

/google is your friend

We had a nice cleansing two or three years ago. It got cold enough one week that all the iguanas as far south as Naples went into torpor and started falling out of the trees. The ones that didn't die outright from being frozen were eaten by dogs.